SoIknowthisisarunningblogandall,butIcantnotpostabouttheUNCfootball

gameyesterday.
ITWASINSANE.
Sohereshowmydaywasstructuredyesterday:
6:00AMwakeup.
7:30AMmeetCourtney(s/otothebestrunningbuddyever)forourlongestrunyet
17miles.Justninemilesfromamarathon(whooooa).
11:30AMgetdonewithrun,findchocolatemilkASAP,andgoshower.
12:30PM:lineupoutsideofKenanStadiumtogetfrontrowseats(amustdoforall
games.Iamnotkidding.Itllamplifyyourgameexperienceby1millionpercent).
2:00PM:Gatesopen.Immediatelyruntorow#1.
3:30PM:Thegamebegins.
So,ifyouknowanythingaboutCarolina,youknowthatwereallytakeprideinour
basketball.6nationalchampionships!Thatsamazing!ButIvealwayslovedfootball
IthinkitsbecausemyfamilyalwayscametoCarolina[UNCnotPanthers,though
thePanthersalsorock]footballgamesgrowingup.Anyways,UNCfootballhadtheir
bestseasonever(literally)lastyear,andMitchTrubiskywasnamedthestartingQB
forthisseason.Ithink,morethaneverbefore,UNCstudents(oratleastthisparticular
UNCstudent)cansafelysaythatwearereallyrootingforthefootballteamthisyear,
andthatwebelieveinthem.
WehadaroughishstartbecauseofhowPittplaysatonepointIlookedonthescreen
andsawthatPitthadpossessedtheballfor16minutes,andCarolinaonly33seconds.
Thatshard.Wehadasafetyearlyonaswell(ick).Pittheld(andcontinuedtohold)
theleadforthemajorityofthegameafterthatwewerewithin310pointsofthemthe
wholegame,untilsuddenlyitwas3623inthe4thquarterwith7:00ontheclock.
Okay,Ithought.UNCisgoingtopullthisoneout.Idontknowhow,butweregoing
towin.Iapparentlywasoneofthefewtothinkthis:peoplehadstartedtricklingoutof
thestadium,andthePittfansweregoingnutsonthesideline.
Weregoingtowinthis.
MitchthrewaquickonetoBugHowardaboutaminuteafterthat.WeilersPATwas
good.3036.

Thestudentsectionlit up.ThereweremurmursofGeorgiaTechallacrossthe
stadium,becauseeveryonewasthinkingofwhenweplayedthemlastyearand
overcamea21pointdeficittowin(thelargestdeficitovercomeforawininUNC
footballhistory.Atanaway game.)
Defensedidtheirjob(thanks,guys),andUNCgottheballbackwithjustoverthree
minutestogo.
Lastdrive.Touchdowntowin.
Andthenitwas4thand7.Therewasntreallyaquestionofwhetherornottogoforit,
andtheydid.RyanSwitzermadethefirstdowncatch(andhadacareerhighin
yardage).
Touchdowntowin.2:29secondsontheclock.
27secondslateritwas4thand6.Goforitagain,whisperedeveryone(IswearIve
neverheardKenanmorequietthanthatmoment).Thistime,itwasAustinProehlwho
madethefirstdowncatch(andhadaheckofagame,Ishouldadd).
Coupleplayslateranditwas3rdand16with1:24left.RyanSwitzercaughtanother
passtomakeit4thand9with1:02left.
Okay,Ithought.Theyveconvertedtwofourthdownsinthelastminute.Ofcourse
theycandoathird.Weregoingtowinthisgame.Iknewitfromthestart.
AnditwasaprobablyexhaustedRyanSwitzerwhojumpedforthefirstdown
catch.Threefourthdownconversions.
AcoupleplayslaterandBugHowardgotafirstdownbeforegettingtackledbythe10
yardline.
31secondsleftontheclock
Thefirstattempttogetatouchdowndidntwork.ElijahHoodtriedtorunitinonthe
2ndattemptandwasforceddownjustoutsideoftheendzone.Theclockwasat15
secondsandcounting.Weinthestudentsectionwerefreakingoutwehadbeenso
focusedonthemgettingtotheendzonethatweforgotaboutthetime.
Apparently,theoffensewasntphasedbythisminordetail;theylinedupandsnapped
theballon3rdandgoalwith5secondsontheclock.
BugHowardcaughtitinhisleft handwithatonofcontactfromthePittdefense
playerthatwascoveringhim.

3636.Twosecondsontheclock.
Wewentnuts.IhaveneverheardKenanthatloud(exceptperhapswhenwebeat
Duke6631lastyear.Thatwaswonderful).WeilersPATattemptwasgood,and
KenanMemorialStadiumpositivelyexploded.Carolinafootballpullingawinoutin
thelast7minutesofagame?Yeah,becauseCarolinafootballcan(andwill)dothat.

So,longstoryshort,itwassomeofthemostfunIveeverhadatagame(theonly
exceptionbeingtheaforementionedDukegame,thoughthisonewasmuchmorefun
inthesuspensecategory.3736.Insane.
Lessonoftheday:dontgiveuponCarolinafootball.Justthinkofthepoorpeople
wholeftearly.Theymissedaheckofacomeback.